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of Jupiter every night or so. Try to make
Jupiter and the moons approximately
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the same size as they look in your
eyepiece. You will see that the moons
are in a different position every night. As you
get better at drawing, try more challenging
sights, like a crater system on the moon or
even a nebula.
Go your library or check out the internet for
more information about astronomy. Learn
about the basics: light years, orbits, star
colors, how stars and planets are formed,
red shift, the big bang, what are the different
kinds of nebula, what are comets, asteroids
and meteors and what is a black hole. The
more you learn about astronomy, the more
fun, and the more rewarding your telescope
will become.
SOME OBSERVING TIPS
Eyepieces: Always begin your observations
using the 26mm low-power eyepiece. The
26mm eyepiece delivers a bright, wide
field of view and is the best to use for most
viewing conditions. Use the high-power 9mm
Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversible damage to your eye. Do not point this telescope at or near the Sun. Do not look through the telescope as it is moving.
eyepiece to view details when observing
the Moon and planets. If the image become
fuzzy, switch back down to a lower power.
Changing eyepieces changes the power or
magnification of your telescope.
You can also change magnification by using
a Barlow lens. The Barlow lens included with
your telescope doubles the power of your
telescope. Place the Barlow into the eyepiece
holder before you insert the eyepiece.
Meade offers a complete line of eyepieces
and Barlows for your telescope. Most
astronomers have four or five low-power
and high power eyepieces to view different
objects and to cope with different viewing
conditions.
Objects move in the eyepiece: If you
are observing an astronomical object (the
Moon, a planet, star, etc.) you will notice
that the object will begin to move slowly
through the telescopic field of view. This
movement is caused by the rotation of the
Earth and makes an object move through
the telescope's field of view. To keep
astronomical objects centered in the field,
simply move the telescope on one or both
of its axes—vertically and/or horizontally as
needed—try using the telescopes coarse
and fine adjustment controls(11 & 12). At
higher powers, astronomical objects will
seem to move through the field of view of the
eyepiece more rapidly.
Place the object to be viewed at the edge of
the field and, without touching the telescope,
watch it drift through the field to the other
side before repositioning the telescope so
that the object to be viewed is again placed
at the edge of the field, ready to be further
STAR CHARTS
Star charts and planispheres are useful for a variety of
reasons. In particular, they are a great aid in planning a
night of celestial viewing.
A wide variety of star charts are available in books, in
magazines, on the internet and on CD Roms. Meade
offers AutoStar Suite software. Contact your local
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Meade dealer or Meade's Customer Service department
for more information.
Astronomy and Sky and Telescope magazines print
star charts each month for up-to-the-minute maps of
the heavens.